Yoke for draft-rigging.



`S.B.HASELTH\1|.

YOKE FR DRAFT RIGGING.

APPLICATION mso APR.13.|916.

Patented Dec. 3, 1918.

INVENTUR.

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Referring ifo lSaid. d dwing standard difziwiieii* iim'iiig iii. provided with. upper ,fsiioiiidfer Simuidi The yoke A, which iiiiwii if i simi ifistiiiigf., piimff im @0d femm with iii@ upgpfei Simiiidei 1.2 of ih@ dimifbmn' "Within the Wim :ai 'shock :iiiz-si'iiiiiiigg -inamber is iiiiieiiti'aid conven- Lioiiaiiiy fw Limited iii's, th@ siwck'aiasoi'ber imvii .iii die .drawing bain@ ai weil known i3/ip@ @if iiiicziii gpgeiii?,

iifiici imm? wail 9,1 @if the hood is downiifziidiy miimi; iii-0m the iowr aim 15 of iii@ gmk@ so simil when the locking" biocii is und puiid mii, "ardiy dem of the shoulder :320, 'iU suppnrt the dimi-fiom" butt in posiu 1 mld prevent if@ fiom puilingput under i". imi/' pifwidad a locking; m1361122 am upfiismdiiig shoulder 23 which Wiiii iii@ iwei shoulder 13 of Qfmimi. Th@ block 22 is extended viiidiy zii, iis i'iniii, @nd as indicated 1 and is fdwwby adapted 'to bem' against d isveiseiy @intending wail Q5. To imi-imi provid@ bamiiiing-ior the block. when di@ .il/@i142 ic; npmaiized *andrei* draft, th@ @ide wa'iifi iM-M #mi p'rmfidd *with inwardly iizwidiing iiirlcegmi shouideifs i abwtmens 'im im" usi; which die ends ofi smid shoulder die Mock; dimi. To support the block in pimpai? pussitioi'i, i.' haw provided a ri fili; zmgdd i'eimiviymmmw key 27 which @mi nds through :i Slot 28 in the block and i: iis 'new and Supportaci on th@ shif m' iwjy piwaimabiy fihi; within i groove' 30 cut iii iii@ i'iilfsveisiy amending Wzd 25 S0 Kimi; iii'iwy iiies finish with die front Wall mi iii@ fok@ ai, time, imtfmmfiziiereof, Any suit- :iiiie mmm muy im provided for 'datnchably i'e'miniiigf 'die buey iin, piace and for this pur png@ i 'iizifm iilustiaitd ai coter 3l, To per mit die diawibfii 'm mOi-'e radially of the yok, the impair simiiidm" m* gib Q0 if; GQ11- veidy curved mi its iimm i'acas indicated mi and. iii@ Noci; Simiifiiiiy curved as iw difmied ai, 3d.

To di, nssmbie iii@ paris, is fiici i. fmfimidijv and iinaiiy the block 22 is *taken upm, viii@ diuwwbm may be dmpped scf as 1130 die co'ttr 31. nmfed., dimi the key 2'? 1s withdrawn Sii same is merely illustrative and I oontem plate all changes and modicationsthat come Within the scope of the claims appended,y hereto. l

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l, A yoke provided With a hooded forward end Within which is adapted to be received a shouldered draw-bar butt, said yoke being provided with means arranged to engage the upper lshoulder of e drawbar butt, and devices, coperable with the lower shoulder of a dravv-bar butt, for detachably locking the yoke to a draw-bar, said devices including a shouldered block arranged to engagel the lower shoulder of a draWJoar butt, and a key for supporting said block in position, said key being iu- -sertible from the front end of Jthe yoke and supported at its front end' and at its rear end by integral portions of the lower Wall of said hooded end. f

2. A yoke provided with ay hooded forward end Within which is adapted to be received a shouldered draw-bar butt, said yoke being provided with means arranged to engage the upper shoulder of a draw-bar the hood, and a key applied from the front end of the yoke, said key comprising a right angled member having one arm thereof extending downwardly and the other extend,-

ing horizontally through said block and into engagement with the yoke at the inner end f the block.

3. A cast steel said yoke havinga rectangular hollow head, the bottom Wall of which is provided With an opening, a shouldered locking block insertible and removable through said opening, and a right angled key for retaining said block in position, said key passing through a slot in said block and supported at its rear end by an integral shoulder of the yoke. l

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 15th day of March, 1916. l

STACY B. HASELTINE.

yoke for draft riggings,. 

